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included as many as 35,985 participants and for the greatest number of participating
nations. The Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and
Homoeopathy (AYUSH) had arranged for the event. AYUSH minister Shripad Yesso Naik
received award for the same.
Besides numerous yoga camps were organized at different places in the country. People
gathered around in parks, community halls and other places to practice different yoga
asanas. Yoga trainers volunteered to lead the people to make these yoga sessions a
success. The enthusiasm shown by the general public was immense. Not just the people
living in the metropolitans, those residing in small towns and villages also organized and
participated in yoga sessions. It was a great sight. One of the reasons why such large
participation could be achieved was because 21st June 2015 coincidently fell on a Sunday.
On the same day NCC cadets also entered the Limca Book of Records for the “largest yoga
performance simultaneously by single uniformed youth organisation”.
So, all in all it was a great start. People did not only come out in large numbers to
participate on the 1st International Yoga Day but were also motivated to embed yoga in
their daily routine. Yoga training centres saw large number of people enrolling for different
yoga sessions post the Yoga Day. People in India already knew about the importance of
Yoga but the initiation of the Yoga Day emphasized it further. It inspired them to stop
procrastinating and turn towards a healthy lifestyle. On the other hand, for many people
around the world it was a new concept. They felt blessed to have been introduced to such a
great art. Hence, this also marked the establishment of many new yoga centres in India as
well as abroad.
Conclusion
It is a matter of pride for Indians that our ancient art of keeping the mind and body fit has
been accepted and appreciated worldwide. India is a land of several such treasures and we
are glad to have shared one of the best among them with the world.
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